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How To Set Up The Garrett ATX For Hot Rocks:detecting:
- Thread starter John-Edmonton
- Start date
Fishers Ghost
New member
OK fair enough , but if that signal was a small bit of gold and you Ground balanced over it, would or could it it be Ground balanced out?
Our gold fields here in Aussie Land are littered with hot rocks and the ATX was giving a strong reaction to the rock in the vid clip which might indicate that the machine would go nuts in our extreme ground where the mineralisation changes every foot or so.
Our gold fields here in Aussie Land are littered with hot rocks and the ATX was giving a strong reaction to the rock in the vid clip which might indicate that the machine would go nuts in our extreme ground where the mineralisation changes every foot or so.
bearkat4160
New member
There are other ways to disc out hot rocks with the ATX. In the video he was using motion mode with no auto tracking engaged, so auto track will help when using non-motion mode while hovering over the suspected hot rock or target.
The are other methods also that will come out soon...like setting discrimination, etc...
The are other methods also that will come out soon...like setting discrimination, etc...
GoldChaser
New member
Wouldn't this - "so auto track will help when using non-motion mode while hovering over the suspected hot rock or target." - also track out small gold and other small and/or deep targets?
I have to admit that the video concerns me - the fact that hot rocks make such a strong signal with a PI machine seems a bit odd, since PI machines, by definition, are designed to ignore most mineralization. I am further bothered by the fact that even after he ground balances over the hot rock, it still makes a signal. Only at the end of the video when he sweeps over it at 4+" above the ground (check the shadow) does the signal seem to disappear.
I love so many things about this new machine, but this issue is giving me some concerns. Adjusting discrimination to eliminate hot rocks doesn't seem good either - that will also typically diminish signals from small gold.
Anxiously awaiting more real field tests......
I have to admit that the video concerns me - the fact that hot rocks make such a strong signal with a PI machine seems a bit odd, since PI machines, by definition, are designed to ignore most mineralization. I am further bothered by the fact that even after he ground balances over the hot rock, it still makes a signal. Only at the end of the video when he sweeps over it at 4+" above the ground (check the shadow) does the signal seem to disappear.
I love so many things about this new machine, but this issue is giving me some concerns. Adjusting discrimination to eliminate hot rocks doesn't seem good either - that will also typically diminish signals from small gold.
Anxiously awaiting more real field tests......
bearkat4160
New member
Yes I hear ya Goldchaser...I think that particular hot rock had a lot of iron in it, more so than "normal hot rock" ones...but time will tell...